How to Make Sheep Feed at Home? Detailed Methods and Steps
Sheep are a common type of livestock in our country, and many people make money by raising them. To make money, besides choosing good breeding stock, you also need to choose good feed. Of course, if you want to save costs, making feed at home is also possible. So how do you make sheep feed at home?
1. Chop straw short
Just chop rice straw, hay, sweet potato vines, green grass, green vegetables, straw and so on into short pieces before feeding. Generally, a length of 1-2cm is suitable. If it is corn straw, a length of about 1cm is suitable. During chopping, if there are impurities, sand or mud, they must be washed clean and sifted out.
2. Grind
Grind sweet potato, cassava and so on finely with a grinder, then add water, stir evenly and feed. Of course, they can also be cut into slices or cubes, cooked thoroughly and then fed.
3. Soak to soften
Put feed such as corn, sorghum, wheat and soybean cake into lightly salted boiling water and soak for a period of time until softened, then feed. Generally, a feed-to-water ratio of 1:2 is most suitable. The soaking time should depend on the season and the type of feed. In summer, when the weather is hot, the soaking time should be shorter to prevent the feed from rotting and spoiling.
4. Steam and boil
Put broad bean and soybean type grain feed into a pot and steam until cooked, then add some high-protein feed and feed. Generally, a steaming time of about 50 minutes is suitable.
5. Roast
Roast cereal and grain type seed feed in a high-temperature furnace at 130-150 degrees. This not only improves the utilization rate of starch, but also eliminates harmful miscellaneous bacteria. The feed is sweet and delicious, crisp and appetite-enhancing, and the feeding effect is good.
6. Silage
Store green feed in various pits, pools and vats and ferment it under anaerobic conditions to produce lactic acid. This can preserve the nutrients in green feed and improve the utilization rate and digestibility of green feed. It is also an effective measure for balancing surplus and shortage between the peak and off seasons of green feed and for supplying green, succulent feed in the off season.